Samsung and Visa join forces to enable NFC mobile payment at 2012 Olympics

<P align=center><img alt="" border="1" hspace="4" src="http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/7830/samsungvisa04012011.jpg" vspace="4"></P>From a gadgeteer's point of view, one of the best things about the Olympics is its tendency to bring in new technologies to the hosting city. Take the 2012 games, for example: not only are the London Underground stations getting WiFi hotspots, but news has it that Samsung and Visa are holding hands to deliver NFC mobile payment solutions to the city. In fact, more than 60,000 locations in London are already geared up with contactless payment systems, and right now Visa is negotiating with banks to get its contactless cards and mobile phones approved. For the latter, one such device will be Samsung's Olympic and Paralympic Games mobile handset that comes with a Visa-enabled SIM card, and it'll be made available to sponsored athletes as well as various retailers. Furthermore, this alliance will continue after the Olympics, and Visa is rolling out its mobile payment system in many other countries as we speak, so it shouldn't be long before we hear more Visa handset announcements. <br /><P align=left><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/01/samsung-and-visa-join-forces-to-enable-nfc-mobile-payment-at-201/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">via</A></P>

Samsung and Visa join forces to enable NFC mobile payment at 2012 Olympics

From a gadgeteer's point of view, one of the best things about the Olympics is its tendency to bring in new technologies to the hosting ...

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Channel Tunnel to get mobile coverage by 2012 Olympics?

<P align=center><img src="http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/5391/highblurrytubetunnel200.jpg"></P><br /><P>Plans are afoot to bring mobile phone connectivity for passengers travelling on the Channel Tunnel in time for the 2012 London Olympics.</P><br /><P>The four British networks, Vodafone O2, Everything Everywhere (Orange and T-Mobile) and Three are ready to join forces with their counterparts in France to share the costs of the £20m project.</P><br /><P>According to a report in today's Daily Telegraph, the plan is to lay out the full 31.4-mile route from Dover to Calais to enable passengers to use their phones throughout the journey.</P><br /><P><STRONG>Ofcom gives go-ahead</STRONG></P><br /><P>The Telegraph report says that Ofcom is ready give the plan the go-ahead, with French telecoms infrastructure company signed-up to install the tech.</P><br /><P>London is also testing Wi-Fi on the Tube, with Mayor Boris Johnson keen to make the whole city a wireless hotspot in time for the games in less than two years.</P>

Channel Tunnel to get mobile coverage by 2012 Olympics?

Plans are afoot to bring mobile phone connectivity for passengers travelling on the Channel Tunnel in time for the 2012 London Olympics. The...

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